Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-10-28

IS '.sfafs Ianrisig faro in fashion that
tIsa 'fi; tse Old Mississippi gamblers hold
.isn.if tttataS ETery bet is four figures, aud
& .itf q isl BIS bank to the tune
b tffi rhi1s flights. It's curious
sa !, 300 itay, that nearly all Hebrews
5is8.ystsqstT on cards, though they are
$Qttl sEia5sF Shes matters. They are in
US fins ts&ss gamblers ever played
tlf; 3 leE sees chance of getting
n lafae%hy taking u risk, he will take
{ $AE4 ls cry tjltlay''s ssS35
AP4 &iost gaanes straight now in New!
~ ti&R't hr22w o crooked game in the whole
- .sae sect IS that gamblers have learned
st }@st ,Itit Z, IL Just as easy to run straight us
%353&at5 Iha percentage in favor Of the
i1.a4& ~ s1.tiah ~ make any man rich II he
Tis5s 70 s3e gelne, 1t Is exactly like any
F.eSs a merchant who is strnighs
we. 55ls5@5tt, s4ts II merchant VINO is crooked
I'll R&st t'lH long lrn. There are II lot of
E&{S s,i1sbr@5th establishments uloi,g Broad
9 i1% %isN.il >e's up in great shape for year
G!,$%u aal @ha,,, 50 under They can't last If
II Il 3F5%z,s'e ,ss'1 Tho straight houses come
5ss qNeal{H go +z5
y Eaa;3a.'T} be name a few moments later
4s s zJatt sg,ywn actor, who has a. prediction
5000 3.M gay hni the gambler said with a
IT Particular actor made 81 ,oO5 in the
;:iss'F yys,'S}f ft2 boar few nights ago." ~
T.. AGawE a.sG.. - E
II q friSiei u his, u gambler in very hard
sSy7' Eii, 1YgiEtth tI's motor and said he had o
. Il s9iiS Sl.si3t fas,i Of town who was anxious to
tsiiFJ Ets.i>' tila bank. and lie suggested that
+ m. 'F@nE and the other sho,ihl go in and
~ q haJ ri ferc They went 10 q skin gam
p. Ri@j - StTtls aTende ants got him TO opeti a
EEt2 .5ai5 viii stacked cards, aud about Ii
57.D = o Gt.SG~ thu actor and the country
: ~ ',45Es il '.Egriher. They had agreed to
,s.s} Rta5 ." s7Ifs ana tho actor put up 81, OO5
s.,.- - J'mt,tr amount by The cu,lntrymnn.
'b9..y fssra tnnh t!ieir 5000 and the actor
2 T.. @bit p DO tle iaayiug Within half an
S,#}F st45 u''AieF was all gone, tina lights were
s% Slttf q 4, ana TIL" conntrymnn was sent on
#aae&Y Tne,.' thn gambler went I'D to the
Z. f,f' to 81 Gis haif Of the money, but lie got
-Ef.4liEg. I'm 1ctor took the S1,0G5, gave The
& ~ $50 for His trouble, and left town the
&Ftit.> ing dGl $40 ahead. The busted sport
~ H&sue"r9 the whole thing has got his
f~@- sps ehy telling everybody about it.r .,
- ! fC&Pe rtf givn the name of the actor who
= .raJg~l III tnis transaction it would cause an
: ''9,ap,V lnt@ivews are Invariably full of
,n:...l "a beaitfelt woe at the prevalence of
IT,, ',p.leE y, America. III r. a. - E. s..
q, ~. o. erred ID ire little later that it was a
u ( Unrt4city TO introduce man who had
= r'Tts, Cox BEATING games OF chance to the
50 .'f,> ! told him about my friend, and he
as.S, ~ : 'rt~{ system was ever Invented that
.+is;l ,l.H ,ti&Eessfully against luck
fEiS az .l.id, Ntba MAY ,uJ,o,,, 7 b,,n Ia,
sej&w :1. !st,' sending me letters and tele-
.. sagA ainuv tbs particular discovery, and
Ig3hl wa 10 have you look at it,
Il ,v|ij ;5,amhe it with great pleasure"
mi ii,a ga.E"ler, heartily, 'if you viii both
.'~lss argur.d to my hotel this afternoon, but
{ 'gHi cd herorehnnd that you will go away
,tlN}r,"iH that no system can play against q
"a taa = which chnnce figures Us an important
Is.1,E". GaFe, been III this business great
rtat." years, ssnd have made and lost many
F.. .t,,'st 80 that speak by the card"
Vt yHfs,,ak thu afternoon I telegrapIled q
,a?s Ssblf had anew system the is II colonel of
.etlti,tE ;,Iil We went together to the hotel
5Fa "GrH net ty the sallow faced man of
'j''f>cl and ne wandered up to his room
atrar! Of Us, lie opened a little leather
.ctn8 TOOK out faro box, put it on tho ta-
..s s'j 'iE0 brought ont number of cards
III r,< ajs still unbroLen. ought to state
- ll~, n0:onei's system had been tested
,'0 ,:ittat r1iIary success by all the devices
t-f ~ jui,Fs cali to mind, and that he had
'!"gBlhT@ftS 9nd peIsistently come out ahead
tjie ERR.5ler ran his slim fingers over the
tis@& pRI aud said: Efs4 III via
81 s., yon Link Herman, Goldberg or Keller
]5gr, 4gfsH3i,hg about cardsa Because if you
i. ~ "a.
t8staian .&a 4 j. | =
Va tIi&n asked ME to select package Of
l:HIfs 10 alld Shuttle them. / did SO "Now," he
Shame any card You please and you will
.tftt, Il GetWqen my leg and the chair"
4 tzy of,q af the fifty two cardsa' {f
& SFx fgteF 81
,9F# t:shttf spa,Iesn 8
s$tstaies The pack twice aud then asked
lE$s d jtotik on the chair. I did so and took
tS}e S%tSeAE 1T sEntieS from beneath his leg. He
il.t9 sitissl il anA distracted it from the pack
ygEt s9iHftlnis. Them aud placed it there with
.E.;gr. aiaf Being able to detect him. He then
itlAgae Rl,H ;.stonished us by forcing four
tlyE;aS, .=!a'ii. aces to come to the top Of the
llsi. newer he wanted them, although we
sEsfstjs tE&Rlistis and later he did what con-
2Gfj II extraordinary trick rhat can bs
t44}al3at,l il, tuis world He would take
Vi SEss{ ffaGk of$carts and deal them rapidly
53H t5l faatilar way, except that he would
9tsiii II. ti,yes hands precisely as we called
stlf kEyaja, ~ 10 this he WINS obliged to
{fi s t,tka Of the cards aud extract them
!sa4i ~ ltslt places i'll the pack with such
IL 81 Sti,s e,tticis .iess That the eye could not
.S5iia,t tlna After he had thus proved that
80 aiaN atld play with professional gam
..,l.ts bad any desire to DO crooked, he
tsiF i Il lay out and began 10 knock the
fi55ssg llit4 Ystefn TO splinters. Before he had
a!staa1a FIVE minutes the colonel slammed
M 81 The table and said emphatically:
isayG seen enough TO make mo decide
ssA 9sra that / will never. play another
II fsafE,lf tssro as long as live, s
sia tsttabler could at will by touching GER
s!iHilas iii his box force ali low cards or
i; y come nj, IN turn, and, III fact,
a lsaaB istse Il command over the box as though
..iftlis silver device was human. Every
lss IL iet fci. came at his will and men
ii sisfs Linn were entirely and utterly
.st,f Ii toasss,, nd yet the whole thing was
.e#s Ga}uaghlg Innocent looking that 1t defed
si5ty Ieeaid not help wondering after
tsist Sresa her there was mora than one mean
III ii y emphasis be laid on the statement
al, tie gambling nowadays In New fork
statiftly honest and strnigh Pittbsurg
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